Texas congressman presses push to legalize online poker

At the World Series of Poker, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, is a celebrity. In the last five sessions of Congress, Barton has either been the primary sponsor or signed on to a bill that would legalize Internet poker in the U.S. His most reason version of the measure was introduced on June 25.

Machabee Office Environment flourishes through changing times

As the nation emerged from the Great Depression and World War II raged abroad, Delbert Machabee and Frank Morrill opened a small office supplies and stationery store in downtown Reno. Seventy-five years later, the company is known as Machabee Office Environments, and Delbert Machabee’s grandson, Scott Machabee, is company president.

State troopers find dead man in SUV near Lake Mead

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers found a man dead in an SUV near Lake Mead on Thursday afternoon. Highway patrol spokesman Loy Hixson said the troopers were originally sent to check out reports of a fatality from a single-vehicle collision just before 2 p.m.

 
Maria is leaving ‘Sesame Street’ after 44 years

A is for Adios. Actress Sonia Manzano announced this week at the American Library Association’s conference that she would be leaving her role of Maria on “Sesame Street,” a part she has played for 44 years.

Witness says Colo. movie gunman isn’t faking mental illness

A neuropsychologist who ran tests on Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes over three days after the 2012 attack told jurors at his murder trial on Thursday there were no signs the shooter was faking mental illness.

NASCAR ready to remove Confederate Flag from infield at races

The Confederate flag has become a divisive symbol as well as a remnant of a South that fought to protect the institution of slavery. Among those people the flag offends is Brian France, chairman of NASCAR, who has aggressively sought a leadership role in response to the events in Charleston, S.C.

 
Hulk Hogan v. Gawker sex tape trial delayed by technicality

Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the trial centered around Gawker Media’s publication of a sex tape featuring Hogan will not begin on July 6 because of a legal technicality. The judge had not allowed sufficient time between the last motion filed and the start of the trial.

First U.S. measles death reported in 12 years

A previously undetected measles infection was found by an autopsy to be the underlying cause of a Washington state woman’s death this spring, marking the first known U.S. fatality from the disease in 12 years, public health officials said on Thursday.

Your parking space is about to get a lot smarter

New smartphone and automotive technology on display at the International Parking Institute Conference and Expo in Las Vegas promises your car will soon find an open parking space, guide you to it and then pay for it for you.

Watch Rays outfielder break up Indians pitcher’s no-hitter — VIDEO

The Butler did it twice on Wednesday night as Joey Butler spoiled Carlos Carrasco’s perfect game with a walk in the seventh inning and broke up the Indians pitcher’s no-hitter with a two-out, two-strike single in the ninth.

Woman dies after falling 400 feet in Royal Gorge

A 44-year-old woman plummeted 400 feet to her death from an observation deck overlooking the Royal Gorge canyon in the mountains of south-central Colorado, authorities said on Wednesday.

1 killed in crash on Smoke Ranch near Decatur

A 20-year-old woman was killed and a passenger was injured in a single-vehicle rollover near the intersection of Smoke Ranch Road and Decatur Boulevard on Thursday, according to LasVegas police.

Polygamist family wants both marriages recognized

Given the Supreme Courts recent ground breaking decision on gay marriage, one Lockwood, Mont., family is now looking to solidify rights of its own.

Las Vegas-based travel company settles sex harassment charges

A Las Vegas-based travel wholesaler has agreed to settle sexual harassment and retaliation charges filed in 2009 and 2010 by eight women who said they were harassed by a “senior-level company official.”

Second lawsuit filed over November prison shooting

An attorney for a High Desert State Prison inmate has filed a use-of force lawsuit alleging the inmate was “sadistically and maliciously shot” by a guard in November.

Fireworks to light up Southern Nevada

If you can’t find a fireworks show this Fourth of July weekend, you’re just not trying. It seems everyone is having one, from Boulder City and Pahrump to Caesars Palace and Mandalay Bay. And those are not the only festivities planned for Independence Day.

Wide receiver chooses UNLV over UNR

Wide receiver C.J. Harris of East Valley High School in Redlands, Calif., committed to UNLV, choosing the Rebels over UNR. He is the fifth commitment for the 2015 recruiting class.

Fourth of July signals start of second half of racing year

American Pharoah looks to have horse of the year locked up. But stakes races — including the Dwyer, Belmont Derby and Belmont Oaks back east and Los Alamitos Derby out west — could provide fireworks on Saturday.

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